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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working t solve soci and environment problems at homand oundhe world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... friends of the newshour. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: hurricane sandy beg battering its way ashore today, threatening days of destruction. the huge system had 50 million people in its sights and was already being called a superstorm. the winds grew stronger by the hour. and the rain poured harder, soaking the east coast as the hurricane closed in. nine states declared emergencies, and people up and down the coast braced for heavy flooding, wind damage, and resulting power outages. >> i just got another load of sandbags to put around the doors to keep the water out. got the generator ready to go. and we're going to sit there and ride it out. no place else to go.
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make us. mathew honan learned this first- hand recently when he was hacked and lost control of his phone, email and personal computer. he told the tale in "wired" magazine, where he's a technology writer. also joining us is peter pachal, who watches this world closely as the technology editor for the web site "mashable." can be our case study, i guess, to start. how much of your life existed online in some form or another before you got hacked? >> like a lot of people, you know, it's an increasing amount every year. i had probably more than most. i had eight years or so of g-mail history in there. then in addition to that, i was using apple's service which, while my data wasn't stored online, had an on-line component that let people or wiped my computer, wiped my i-pad, wiped my i-phone. although the data wasn't there, the control of that data was there. >> brown: it's a long story. we can't go into everything that happened to you. but, tell us, where did you see... where were you most vulnera
make us. mathew honan learned this first- hand recently when he was hacked and lost control of his phone, email and personal computer. he told the tale in "wired" magazine, where he's a technology writer. also joining us is peter pachal, who watches this world closely as the technology editor for the web site "mashable." can be our case study, i guess, to start. how much of your life existed online in some form or another before you got hacked? >> like a lot of people,...
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he used to mock him, he used to literally call him not a man's man. he said he used to say to people "you know how skinny his ankles are?" and he'd hold up his fingers like this. he doesn't realize... he thinks he's going to have the democratic nomination in 1960. he doesn't realize that this young senator for whom he has no respect really is a great politician and is racing around the country corraling delegates and pressing people and taking the nomination away from him. by the time johnson wakes up it's too late. >> ifill: and his little brother who was considered the real number two when president kennedy was president, attorney general, he would be undercutting him at every turn, at least that's the way johnson saw it. >> bobby kennedy, you hate to use words as a historian like hatred, but hatred isn't too strong a word to describe the relationship between robert kennedy and lyndon johnson. they hated each other. robert kennedy said of lyndon johnson after his brother was killed, he said... he never would call johnson president. so when he uses t
he used to mock him, he used to literally call him not a man's man. he said he used to say to people "you know how skinny his ankles are?" and he'd hold up his fingers like this. he doesn't realize... he thinks he's going to have the democratic nomination in 1960. he doesn't realize that this young senator for whom he has no respect really is a great politician and is racing around the country corraling delegates and pressing people and taking the nomination away from him. by the time...
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. >> suarez: a follow-up to our recent story about smart meters used to monitor energy use. spencer michels reports on california activists who want to ban them. >> pacific gas & electric one of the nation's largest utilities has had to fight a coalition of people who suspect, among other things, that smart meters may be bad for your health. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: once again today, americans absorbed the news of a mass shooting-- a dozen dead, at least 59 hurt or wounded. it happened in the city of aurora, just east of den
. >> suarez: a follow-up to our recent story about smart meters used to monitor energy use. spencer michels reports on california activists who want to ban them. >> pacific gas & electric one of the nation's largest utilities has had to fight a coalition of people who suspect, among other things, that smart meters may be bad for your health. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪...
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what can you update us on? >> well, the opinions we've talked to are still divided on what this means. there are some who think that this was moving wednesday from sites that were threatened by the rebels to more secure areas. there were others who worry that.... >> brown: you mean away from potential insurgents? >> away from the rebels in the insurgent line to safeguard them for the regime. but there are others who think that the movement was a precursor to potentially using them as a part of the ethnic cleansing campaign or as part of... on the battlefield against the rebels. >> and certainly officials have spoken up two days a row, leon panetta at the pentagon yesterday and again today so some level of concern. >> right. and a clear warning that this real l invite an international response. and that's why some officials think that this is... it will not be president assad who makes the order to use this but only after he falls from power, remnants of his regime might, as last-ditch effort, start to use these
what can you update us on? >> well, the opinions we've talked to are still divided on what this means. there are some who think that this was moving wednesday from sites that were threatened by the rebels to more secure areas. there were others who worry that.... >> brown: you mean away from potential insurgents? >> away from the rebels in the insurgent line to safeguard them for the regime. but there are others who think that the movement was a precursor to potentially using...
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heidi, thanks for joining us. now, an investigation is promised, but what if anything is nope at this point about the initial incident? why were the soldiers taking the korans to a garbage dump? >> reporter: we've had a few officials tell us anonymously that what was of concern was some of these writings in the margins of some of these religious texts. some of these texts were coming in from pakistan and had extremist language. these were in the detention facility, and so the officials there decided they needed to get rid of these, and somehow deciding to get rid of them turned into taking them to the incineration pit, and that's where all the trouble started. >> brown: heidi, you're talking about writings in the koran, just fill that-- fill that in a little bit for us. what kind of writings are you talking about, and we know who was doing the writings that were found in these detention centers? >> reporter: that is a little unclear right now. what we've been told is that there were notes made on these religious t
heidi, thanks for joining us. now, an investigation is promised, but what if anything is nope at this point about the initial incident? why were the soldiers taking the korans to a garbage dump? >> reporter: we've had a few officials tell us anonymously that what was of concern was some of these writings in the margins of some of these religious texts. some of these texts were coming in from pakistan and had extremist language. these were in the detention facility, and so the officials...
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he joins us from east lansing. when we talked about this a couple of weeks ago, romney still seemed to have an advantage. how did it get this tight? >> mitt romney closed the gap, seemed to be pulling ahead at the end last week. then all of a sudden his momentum was arrested over the weekend. now it's a dead heat. it's a jump ball. anybody could win the race. >> ifill: you say all of a sudden his momentum was arrested. was it arrested because santorum targeted him or because of something that he did that he lost support? >> i don't think he did anything specific to damage himself. yes, there were a few gaffes and missteps that have been replicated in the news media nationally. but i don't think they hurt him that much. for that matter, some of santorum's statements, as you know, got a lot of national publicity like his remarks about the president having a phony theology and anybody who wants to go to college is a snob. guess what? that probably helped rick santorum with the people who are voting the republican prim
he joins us from east lansing. when we talked about this a couple of weeks ago, romney still seemed to have an advantage. how did it get this tight? >> mitt romney closed the gap, seemed to be pulling ahead at the end last week. then all of a sudden his momentum was arrested over the weekend. now it's a dead heat. it's a jump ball. anybody could win the race. >> ifill: you say all of a sudden his momentum was arrested. was it arrested because santorum targeted him or because of...
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using a computer to explain his comprehension of a story. >> he uses a word prompting software, and it prompts him to produce something that's definitely more on grade level, and definitely more thorough. >> reporter: every classroom is a buzz with these kinds of teaching devices, computers, ipads, digital audio programs that allow students to learn in a variety of different ways and at their own pace. two teachers are assigned to each class, working as a team. one is a general classroom professional. the other is a special education teacher. together, they brain storm what works for each student. this second grade classroom of 23 students has seven disabled kids in it and each one works at their own speed. so for dyslexic kids like ronan gorman comprehending text means using a traditionally textbook an ipad and head phones. principal lampron explained. >> ronan can listen to the book, also while he is reading along with the book, so sometimes he may use the book separately from the ipad or he can read it in digital format and what that does is listen as well as read along. >> repor
using a computer to explain his comprehension of a story. >> he uses a word prompting software, and it prompts him to produce something that's definitely more on grade level, and definitely more thorough. >> reporter: every classroom is a buzz with these kinds of teaching devices, computers, ipads, digital audio programs that allow students to learn in a variety of different ways and at their own pace. two teachers are assigned to each class, working as a team. one is a general...
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they used to use all the information they would get from to do or ins and supporters who sent direct mail. well, now you can know your zip code, you know what people buy, you know what people like, you know where they live, you know their stub division and it's much easier to target. >> i'm sure the campaigns would object to the fact that robots are doing this because somebody has to make this decision and the fact that they know in the age of google about your purchasing habits, male, female, demographic information. and mitt romney's, they don't have as many examples on mitt romney's fund-raising but while team obama is using sarah jessica parker and george clooney dinners as fund-raising tools, romney has just sent out an e-mail, or his campaign has, inviting people win a day on the road with mitt if you contribute a few dollars. >> and they have done that with president obama. you could have dinner with both the president and michelle. that was something done a few months ago. that was copy cat exercise. >> suarez: and it doesn't really cost much more. unlike campaigns that reall
they used to use all the information they would get from to do or ins and supporters who sent direct mail. well, now you can know your zip code, you know what people buy, you know what people like, you know where they live, you know their stub division and it's much easier to target. >> i'm sure the campaigns would object to the fact that robots are doing this because somebody has to make this decision and the fact that they know in the age of google about your purchasing habits, male,...
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with us. todd zwillich, to you, first. if nothing is likely to be done until after the election, why is this speaker bringing this up now? >> the speaker to this yesterday at a conference here in washington which you were at, judy. we all saw you moderating a discussion there. take the speaker at his word. he said, "i don't feel like i is have any other tools to get washington serious about spending cut other than the debt limit." why would he say that? we have all seen this movie before. we remember how bruising it was last year when republicans insisted on tying the debt limit to spending cuts and it became a long, protracted fight, one the president and the white house says they don't want to repeat. there's a political angle to this, also, of course. the speaker does his right wing some favors, probably does the conservative base that mitt romney is also trying to satisfy someavors by saying we are dead deert about debt. this is our main charge against the president. it's an economic charg
with us. todd zwillich, to you, first. if nothing is likely to be done until after the election, why is this speaker bringing this up now? >> the speaker to this yesterday at a conference here in washington which you were at, judy. we all saw you moderating a discussion there. take the speaker at his word. he said, "i don't feel like i is have any other tools to get washington serious about spending cut other than the debt limit." why would he say that? we have all seen this...
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us to your news diet and get us when you want, where you want. of course, the broadcast is still what all of us are working toward in the evening. but there's so much content up to that point that we're trying to help people understand that we have a lot of very sharp minds here that are working throughout the day. and you can actually come in and sample a little bit of what might be on the show, maybe something that doesn't make the show. the online newshour is trying to compete with this incredibly vast array of existing content providers and websites with a much smaller budget and much smaller footprint. but what we have is solid, reliable content that people have come to trust day in and day out. and this is a broadcast that actually allows you to have a substantive conversation about a topic. maybe it's 7 minutes. maybe it's 12 minutes. maybe it's 4 or 5 minutes. and that's unheard of. so, i mean, i think we're playing to a much smarter audience, a much more thoughtful audience, a much more attentive audience. and i think that that's partly
us to your news diet and get us when you want, where you want. of course, the broadcast is still what all of us are working toward in the evening. but there's so much content up to that point that we're trying to help people understand that we have a lot of very sharp minds here that are working throughout the day. and you can actually come in and sample a little bit of what might be on the show, maybe something that doesn't make the show. the online newshour is trying to compete with this...
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be used. in the past if we're dealing with national security issues that might be appropriate. you don't want the president to have to disclose... there were some political instances, dennis, remember, where it's a little political game some of the thing things that is going . but this isn't a game, this is where someone was killed. the department of justice is the chief prosecutor arm of the united states government. and to have again an agent killed... i don't know how many others estimated, hundreds slaughtered by guns that were supplied in this plot that went sour it does deserve the investigation. i think the president should be cooperating with us. everyone should be cooperating and get this behind us and get it fully investigated and hold people responsible. that's part of what we're trying to do. >> suarez: representative kucinich, same question. you, too, are a veteran house member. are you made wary by the use of executive privilege in a case like this where a branch of government ju
be used. in the past if we're dealing with national security issues that might be appropriate. you don't want the president to have to disclose... there were some political instances, dennis, remember, where it's a little political game some of the thing things that is going . but this isn't a game, this is where someone was killed. the department of justice is the chief prosecutor arm of the united states government. and to have again an agent killed... i don't know how many others estimated,...
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good to have you both again with us. i want to ask you about the broader campaign but, stu, first let me ask you about what we just heard at the top of the show about these ads. all this money that the campaigns are throwing into advertising, do they feel that it's paying off? >> think they feel they have to do it. i think they both think it's an opportunity to reach voters who are undecided or weak partisans, weak supporters of the other person. but, judy, they've been doing this for months. they've been advertising for months. they haven't moved a lot of numbers recently. i think there's some question how effective the ads are. having said that, there's one other thing to consider. it's the content itself. ari talked a lot about the dollars behind, the number of ads that are running. i think a good ad, an interesting ad, a novel ad that is communicating new information, that might move some voters. the same messages over and over again i'm skeptical. >> i think definitely a point of diminishing returns on these ads tho
good to have you both again with us. i want to ask you about the broader campaign but, stu, first let me ask you about what we just heard at the top of the show about these ads. all this money that the campaigns are throwing into advertising, do they feel that it's paying off? >> think they feel they have to do it. i think they both think it's an opportunity to reach voters who are undecided or weak partisans, weak supporters of the other person. but, judy, they've been doing this for...
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america, it is up to us, it's up to us to wake up. it's up to us to sit up. it's up to us to stand up. it's up to us to get up. it's up to us to show up at the polls and re-elect the honorable barack obama, president of the united states of america! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! god bless you. >> woodruff: some impassioned remarks from texas congressman al green, and just a reminder, you can see all of the speeches online on our live stream. >> ifill: and we turn now to a few final words from mark shields and david brooks. david, i was kind of interested in listening to them just now because you mentioned last night that this seemed like a base convention. and here we saw the black caucus. we've seen the focus on latino voters, and also women all throughout this convention. >> it's great. the republicans talked as if everybody was a member of a small business. democrats sometimes talk as if everybody is working for government or dependent on government. they're talking to people very much like themselvessic leaving a lot of people out. some of the platform
america, it is up to us, it's up to us to wake up. it's up to us to sit up. it's up to us to stand up. it's up to us to get up. it's up to us to show up at the polls and re-elect the honorable barack obama, president of the united states of america! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! god bless you. >> woodruff: some impassioned remarks from texas congressman al green, and just a reminder, you can see all of the speeches online on our live stream. >> ifill: and we turn now to a few...
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here's some of what they told us. these protesters only provided their first names. >> we have to come up with different ways of creating a system and a mechanism that will allow people to put forward their best work and to have it represented fairly. as soon as the people in the congress start hearing that message from the people, until their voices get louder and louder and they cannot ignore it, then they will get it. >> i have been active in causes in years past. i had given up on any substantial change in this country until the occupation. nothing like this has happened before. they said the first cold night we'd be gone. they said we wouldn't last more than a week. three-and-a-half, almost four months later, here we are. we're not going anywhere. i have never met a group of more committed, dead i caned people fighting for real change. >> woodruff: this all comes as wall street firms are in the midst of bonus season. bonuses are reportedly lower this year-- perhaps as much as 30% lower, in some cases. today the "
here's some of what they told us. these protesters only provided their first names. >> we have to come up with different ways of creating a system and a mechanism that will allow people to put forward their best work and to have it represented fairly. as soon as the people in the congress start hearing that message from the people, until their voices get louder and louder and they cannot ignore it, then they will get it. >> i have been active in causes in years past. i had given up...
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help us first understand what's happened in france. how much of this was a repudiation of sarkozy and how much about austerity? >> well, there were three reasons why sarkozy lost. first he was swept up in this anti-incumbent mood that has overturned so many governments in europe, sort of "kick the bums out." he had come into office promising a rupture, promising change, promising if you work harder you're going to earn more. it obviously didn't happen. so he was a victim of the same ten onnon-that has hit the rest of europe. but the other thing is that the right has been in power in france for 17 years. and so he suffered because his party had just been seated for so long. but the main reason was nobody liked sarkozy. he never learned how to seduce. he didn't like the french people. he didn't like going out into the country and touching voters. you know, petting cows, shooting the fat with the electorate, with farmers, with workers. he insulted everyone. he also ran the government in a way that he was also very frenetic. people didn't
help us first understand what's happened in france. how much of this was a repudiation of sarkozy and how much about austerity? >> well, there were three reasons why sarkozy lost. first he was swept up in this anti-incumbent mood that has overturned so many governments in europe, sort of "kick the bums out." he had come into office promising a rupture, promising change, promising if you work harder you're going to earn more. it obviously didn't happen. so he was a victim of the...
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gentlemen, good to you have with us. >> so whether we use that strange word sequestration or whether we talk about automatic budget cut, david, with so much at stake, why couldn't they come to an agreement on this? >> well, remember, it's supposed to be terrible. the idea of sequestration, it's an enforcement mechanism. they said to themselves, we're going to force ourselves to cut a budget deal with each other. and if we don't do it, we'll hit ourselves in the face way hammer. and that will be soed ba, we'll do it. the problem is both, you don't do it and then you end up hitting yourself in the face way hammer. so that's the basic situation they're? the problem is with people who actually have to make policy. like you're sitting in the pentagon, you have to plan the next ten years. it may not hit you next month but you're trying to figure out what you are going to cut what are you not going to cut. you don't know with any remote idea how much money will have for the next ten years. so maw i have the dumbest possible cuts coming down the line, and therefore you just cannot plan. and
gentlemen, good to you have with us. >> so whether we use that strange word sequestration or whether we talk about automatic budget cut, david, with so much at stake, why couldn't they come to an agreement on this? >> well, remember, it's supposed to be terrible. the idea of sequestration, it's an enforcement mechanism. they said to themselves, we're going to force ourselves to cut a budget deal with each other. and if we don't do it, we'll hit ourselves in the face way hammer. and...
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it used to be unheard of. i think now certainly the vast majority of people are younger than the age of 70. that is right around the age that most of us think it's very difficult to find suitable candidates. but they do exist. probably three to five percent of patients transplanted might be around that age. >> warner: the cheney family spokeswoman did say that the doctors think he's doing well. what are the risks that a doctor looks for and a patient looks for right now in the coming days and really weeks? >> well, he's cleared several hurdles right now. he survived to get a transplant which everyone doesn't. he's awake and presumably doing well after the transplant. so those are some significant hurdles. the next thing that you'll... that people will be looking for are things like the development of infections, signs of early rejection which are uncommon. but do happen. and then really just to avoid the complications of illness that occur in the hospital setting. >> warner: transplants used to be really quite
it used to be unheard of. i think now certainly the vast majority of people are younger than the age of 70. that is right around the age that most of us think it's very difficult to find suitable candidates. but they do exist. probably three to five percent of patients transplanted might be around that age. >> warner: the cheney family spokeswoman did say that the doctors think he's doing well. what are the risks that a doctor looks for and a patient looks for right now in the coming days...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the losses in life and property kept growing today, in the wake of "sandy". the death toll reached 92 and the focus on physical damage shifted to new jersey, where the monster storm blasted barrier islands and other waterside cities. the massive force of the storm's destruction along the jersey shore came fully into view today. town after town presented stark scenes of wrecked homes and boats, underscoring the long process of rebuilding that lies ahead. one of those towns was the long beach community north of atlantic city, where army national guard troops arrived to assist. >> a lot of devastation. the island has been hit very hard. from what i understand there is roughly 18,000 homes without power, there is severe gas leaks, so right now we are just tr
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bill neely, thank you for joining us. tell us what yove been observing in damaus. how does the conflict look from where you are? >> well, i was last here two months ago and i would say then that the war was at the doorstep of damascus. i would say right now it's right in the front room of damascus and there's no question that president assad can look out his window any time he wants over this city and see it happening and hear it happening right in front of him. i've spent the last two days on the outskirts of three-- just as i speak there are more exlosions inheackgund there. i've been on the outskirts of three districts in the south of the capital. now, they're not suburbs, they are in damascus city itself, and they are being bbarded relentlessly by the army which is also using russian-made mig warplanes. they say they're attacking rebels who are inside those districts and thaez that bombardment has been going on for days. there are reports that dozens, if not hundreds of people have been killed. the rebels y they whdrew from those districts yesterday partly beca
bill neely, thank you for joining us. tell us what yove been observing in damaus. how does the conflict look from where you are? >> well, i was last here two months ago and i would say then that the war was at the doorstep of damascus. i would say right now it's right in the front room of damascus and there's no question that president assad can look out his window any time he wants over this city and see it happening and hear it happening right in front of him. i've spent the last two...
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can see the disconnect between us. nick, which one's thomas? for me, the father of four children, with four other grandchildren, seeking connection with nick is a very poignant experience. he likes to go through the tunnel. to have a grandson who can tune me out, or simply ignore me like this, make no eye contact for long stretches of time, gives me a strange and painful feeling. >> brown: those symptoms are fairly typical of what some children with autism spectrum disorder deal with difficulties with socializing, communication and behavioral issues. in a 2006 government study, an estimated one in 110 children were diagnosed with autism. but a new report out today by the centers for disease control and prevention found the prevalence of autism is higher still with one in 88 children being diagnosed. among boys, the rate is one in 54-- nearly five times the rate for girls. more now about these findings and the diagnosis of autism. doctor thomas frieden is the director of the c.d.c., which produced the latest report. and
can see the disconnect between us. nick, which one's thomas? for me, the father of four children, with four other grandchildren, seeking connection with nick is a very poignant experience. he likes to go through the tunnel. to have a grandson who can tune me out, or simply ignore me like this, make no eye contact for long stretches of time, gives me a strange and painful feeling. >> brown: those symptoms are fairly typical of what some children with autism spectrum disorder deal with...
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[crowd cheering] it guides us and it guides us in a tough campaign ahead. as we fight for our middle class in a economy that's built to last. defend a woman's right to choose. keep a college education affordable. protect our seniors' retirement security and ask every american to do their part, to safeguard the promise of this country. four years ago, uncle teddy mar veled at a senator that our country sorely needed. as we pause today to remember senator kennedy, we recommit ourselves to the leadery entrusts to carry on our cause. thank you very much. [cheers and applause]çç >> for all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause indures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die. çç >> no matter who writes the history books, when people look back on this century, they will say that edward kennedy was one of the ablest and most pructiod, mveost compassionate and most effective man who served in the united states senate in the entire history of the country. [applause] >> we show you live coverage of the debate between
[crowd cheering] it guides us and it guides us in a tough campaign ahead. as we fight for our middle class in a economy that's built to last. defend a woman's right to choose. keep a college education affordable. protect our seniors' retirement security and ask every american to do their part, to safeguard the promise of this country. four years ago, uncle teddy mar veled at a senator that our country sorely needed. as we pause today to remember senator kennedy, we recommit ourselves to the...
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he wouldn't talk to us. but he was clearly, you know, in a place where he was one of the most important people advising the gentlemen who made this decision. and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to imagine that that is something investigators are going to want to find out more about. >> suarez: so you've seen internal communications that show that other sands officials realize there may be some jeopardy here? >> yes, indid. in particular, two gentlemen, the general counsel of the company, remember this a fortune 500 company, a man named gonzalez peta became very concerned about this. he asked an outside law frm to take a look at what was going on here. that law firm and he as well both agreed that thises with a potential violation of the foreign corrupt practices act and mr. alvish should not be working for the company given his government post. that was a recommendation ultimately that was not heeded. >> and quickly, stephen, before we go, where is this being investigated in the united states? is there an
he wouldn't talk to us. but he was clearly, you know, in a place where he was one of the most important people advising the gentlemen who made this decision. and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to imagine that that is something investigators are going to want to find out more about. >> suarez: so you've seen internal communications that show that other sands officials realize there may be some jeopardy here? >> yes, indid. in particular, two gentlemen, the general counsel of the...
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it said using their components in u.s. computer networks could let them steal trade secrets or even shut down vital systems in a time of crisis. the two firms denied any such association to the chinese government. venezuela's leftist president hugo chavez will serve another six years after winning reelection sunday. his margin of victory was ten points, the narrowest in his 14 years in power. it was a bitterly fought race against challenger henrique capriles, who conceded defeat. chavez welcomed that concession last night, as supporters poured into the streets and surrounded the presidential palace. he addressed them from the balcony. >> my gratitude to the right wing candidate and his campaign managers who announced to the country that they recognize our victory. this is a very important step for peace in venezuela, for our coexistence. >> sreenivasan: chavez is expected to step up his push for socialism, and to continue his longstanding criticism of u.s. foreign policy. turkey retaliated again today for shelling coming f
it said using their components in u.s. computer networks could let them steal trade secrets or even shut down vital systems in a time of crisis. the two firms denied any such association to the chinese government. venezuela's leftist president hugo chavez will serve another six years after winning reelection sunday. his margin of victory was ten points, the narrowest in his 14 years in power. it was a bitterly fought race against challenger henrique capriles, who conceded defeat. chavez...
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us who barack obama is not? >> well they are clearly defining themselves as the opposite of him. the hope and change stuff. the vague grand eloquence. they are trying not to do that. the scary thing is in that poll and a lot of recent polls you've seen the shift in demographics. shift along racial lines so miltate romney could conceivably get 60% of the white vote. when you take the white male vote that's significantly higher. that's a much higher percentage i think. george w. bush got about 55%. on the other hand, the latino vote could go 80% toward obama. so the divides along demographic lines within that poll and all the polls much sharper than anything we've seen before. >> woodruff: what does that say about our country, mark? have we seen this before where the politics was so divided so clearly among ethnic and racial lines? >> well, there was a time when the democrats won presidential elections with a solid white south, when no african-american voted up until the civil rights movement since 1964 we've seen
us who barack obama is not? >> well they are clearly defining themselves as the opposite of him. the hope and change stuff. the vague grand eloquence. they are trying not to do that. the scary thing is in that poll and a lot of recent polls you've seen the shift in demographics. shift along racial lines so miltate romney could conceivably get 60% of the white vote. when you take the white male vote that's significantly higher. that's a much higher percentage i think. george w. bush got...
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bring us up to date. o things stand >> it began are reactions to thg shortened number of early voting days in south florida, the state as a whole. there were very long lines and the democratic par, some of its top officials, had wanted to have the governor extend the early voting period another day. he refused to do so. but i south florida, the larger counties decided on theirt own o supervisors of elections, let's go ahead and have people vote absentee as if it was an early vote. not exactly the same but almost. in miami what happened on sunday was the voting sit became just overwhelmed with people. s it closed down briefly. it opened back up again. and very kay on thetic. there were people banging on the door it was not a good scene. but the end of the day, a lot of people did cast andson fee votes in person. then today it was a much more orderly process. t they were open from 9:00 to 5:00. hundreds of people in line, people waiting 10, 15 minutes, not so bad. at the end of the day, in miami county abo
bring us up to date. o things stand >> it began are reactions to thg shortened number of early voting days in south florida, the state as a whole. there were very long lines and the democratic par, some of its top officials, had wanted to have the governor extend the early voting period another day. he refused to do so. but i south florida, the larger counties decided on theirt own o supervisors of elections, let's go ahead and have people vote absentee as if it was an early vote. not...
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so what can you tell us? >> well, what we know is back in the summer of 2010 a private collector e-mail professor karen king at harvard saying "i've got this small papyrus fragment, i'm not sure what it says, can i send you photographs for you to take a look at?" and she sort of blows him off for a while but eventually she does take a look at it and is quite intrigued because there's this sort of bombshell phrase in the middle of the papyrus in the ancient egyptian language of coptic "jesus said to them: my wife." but it's a small fragment. if you look at it, it's smaller than an it yes, ma'am card. >> suarez: so if written in the 4th century, that would be long after the death of jesus. so are scholars looking at this as possibly telling us about him and his life as a sort of biography or is it more just-- just for context is it thinking about how the early christian communities thought about jesus? >> yeah, that's a great question. care king is very explicit and she's said over and over again because there
so what can you tell us? >> well, what we know is back in the summer of 2010 a private collector e-mail professor karen king at harvard saying "i've got this small papyrus fragment, i'm not sure what it says, can i send you photographs for you to take a look at?" and she sort of blows him off for a while but eventually she does take a look at it and is quite intrigued because there's this sort of bombshell phrase in the middle of the papyrus in the ancient egyptian language of...
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i didn't use any and i lost. 92 percent of the ads used in florida were negative. i don't think it's any question. you look at the voters attitude towards newt gingrich coming out of the exit polls tonight. they were very cruel to him a lot crueler then coming out of south carolina. i agree with david, demographically he was a good fit. he won there four years ago, mitt romney did. no question. >> february 7th, 2008, mitt romney dropped out of the race. >> that's right. >> he said the competitive primary does not divide it prepares. >> i have heard a lot of people in and around washington say it's good. in the long run it's good. two things going for him. one, he's a better candidate. second, in the last couple of weeks, he talked about money. >> his wealth. >> his waoelgt. wealth. he's getting better. the down side is he's hurt by the independents. they have been clearly hurt but there is -- a general like ability and the skills are stronger. i think that's somewhat true. >> to the degree of this becoming a two man race with santorum and paul to move elsewhere. to
i didn't use any and i lost. 92 percent of the ads used in florida were negative. i don't think it's any question. you look at the voters attitude towards newt gingrich coming out of the exit polls tonight. they were very cruel to him a lot crueler then coming out of south carolina. i agree with david, demographically he was a good fit. he won there four years ago, mitt romney did. no question. >> february 7th, 2008, mitt romney dropped out of the race. >> that's right. >> he...
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does it tell us anything about -- >> it tells us first of all, about greed. i mean this was a greedy proposal. it has no political sal currency to it i mean-- sal yensy. the issue of reverend wright was-- president o bam aye 2k3w5i6 the most persuasive speech of his career in rebuttal to. in the past four years people have seen him go to st. johns church and other places and so forth. so in that sense t is playing only to the conspiracy nuts and those who are convinced he is either from mars or venous or kenya. so it really made no sense. it particularly made no sense when mr. rickett, the owner of the chicago cubs was going to spend $10 million against president obama while he is canning is the people of chicago to refinance the refurbishing the wrigley field this is a guy who just slit his own throat by doing there. >> and the campaigns are losing control 6 their ssage with all these different facts. and romney, you can see how strongly he reacted. and mark hinted at what is driving this. the consultants get paid by the amount of ads that are taken out by t
does it tell us anything about -- >> it tells us first of all, about greed. i mean this was a greedy proposal. it has no political sal currency to it i mean-- sal yensy. the issue of reverend wright was-- president o bam aye 2k3w5i6 the most persuasive speech of his career in rebuttal to. in the past four years people have seen him go to st. johns church and other places and so forth. so in that sense t is playing only to the conspiracy nuts and those who are convinced he is either from...
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barela problem r us. the ozone hole going to get fixed because inventors came up with new things and the governments agreed how to implement them. this problem is, energy and environment is probably big enough that it's going to take us as individuals and us working together. >> richard alley, thanks some of for joining us. >> and thank you. >> woodruff: "earth: the operator's manual" airs on many pbs stations this week, and also online. find a link on our web site. >> suarez: again, the major developments of the day. a new wave of political and economic turmoil shook europe. the ruling coalitionn the netherlands fell, and the president of france faced an uphill fight in a runoff. and social security's trustees reported the program will run out of money to pay full benefits in 2033, three years earlier than the last estimate. online, we have another in our series on how health care reform is affecting ordinary americans. kwame holman explains. kwame? >> holman: we profile a retired veteran who spent much
barela problem r us. the ozone hole going to get fixed because inventors came up with new things and the governments agreed how to implement them. this problem is, energy and environment is probably big enough that it's going to take us as individuals and us working together. >> richard alley, thanks some of for joining us. >> and thank you. >> woodruff: "earth: the operator's manual" airs on many pbs stations this week, and also online. find a link on our web site....
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when they see us wearing hunters clothes, they won't regard us as muslims. they'll automatically think were infidels who cannot know allah. but our external appearance is different from what we feel inside. these foreigners are showing us a kind of lam which has ner been prophet mohammed's message, taking knives and killing others. >> allahu akbar! >> reporter: the people of timbuktu have already seen what the islamists can do. last month, al qaeda's local allies set upon the city's famous sufi landmarks. the guardian of the mausoleum of alpha moya could do nothing but watch. the jihadis say the shrines are idolatrous. crowds came out in protest but to no avail. the islamists have since destroyed more shrines. the director of the national museum in bamako has a plan to protect both islamic and pre- islamic objects if the islamists come south. >> if the pure islam comes to bamako all this is threatened. >> reporter: this is beautiful. an animist terracotta statue from the fourteenth century like this is priceless, both in its monetary value and its cultural m
when they see us wearing hunters clothes, they won't regard us as muslims. they'll automatically think were infidels who cannot know allah. but our external appearance is different from what we feel inside. these foreigners are showing us a kind of lam which has ner been prophet mohammed's message, taking knives and killing others. >> allahu akbar! >> reporter: the people of timbuktu have already seen what the islamists can do. last month, al qaeda's local allies set upon the city's...
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give us some examples of how lincoln is so used. >> well, used and abused. i'm sure there are viewers out this who, when they think of lincoln they think of the, depending on their ages, raymond massey or henry fonda or hal holbrook or gregory peck or others who have played lincoln in the movies. >> furthermore, it's well known that the more a man speaks, the less he's understood. ( laughter ) >> lincoln s in fact been used almost from days of his assassination to sell products. we have lincoln logs. for a younger generation, "ted and bill's excellent adventure" includes lincoln. he is just one of those figures if you're selling a product that's synonymous with integrity, whether it's an automobile or insurance or a remedy for sleep deprivation. >> sreenivasan: honest abe. >> absolutely. honestbe. everyone wants lincoln on their side. almost everyone can devise a rationale to justify that. we go on debating who he is, what he really believed, and how it influences our politics and our culture to this day. >> sreenivasan: and that story is not over. >> that s
give us some examples of how lincoln is so used. >> well, used and abused. i'm sure there are viewers out this who, when they think of lincoln they think of the, depending on their ages, raymond massey or henry fonda or hal holbrook or gregory peck or others who have played lincoln in the movies. >> furthermore, it's well known that the more a man speaks, the less he's understood. ( laughter ) >> lincoln s in fact been used almost from days of his assassination to sell...
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that uses force randomly; they use force when they need it. they're brutal when they need to be. the number of people killed by this regime is in the tens of thousands. in one short period of time, they killed almost 4,000 political prisoners who were already serving time for other crimes. >> reporter: i asked him what the regime is afraid of. why is it so paranoid? as he put it. >> they're afraid, because they know the reality-- the iranian society doesn't want them. they, in my view, are not supported by any more than 20% to 25% of the people. it's that 20% to 25% that is taking the lion's share of the oil wealth. they are robbing the country blind. >> reporter: the dissidents' earned international recognition recently when imprisoned attorney nasrin sotoudeh and banned filmmaker jafar panahi were awarded the european parliament's prestigious sakharov prize for human rights work. the iranian government refused to let the prize winners meet with the prize sponsors. still, despite the crackdown, dissidents keep trying to change a regime that i
that uses force randomly; they use force when they need it. they're brutal when they need to be. the number of people killed by this regime is in the tens of thousands. in one short period of time, they killed almost 4,000 political prisoners who were already serving time for other crimes. >> reporter: i asked him what the regime is afraid of. why is it so paranoid? as he put it. >> they're afraid, because they know the reality-- the iranian society doesn't want them. they, in my...
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thanks for joining us >> you bet, ray. thank you very much. >> ifill: we turn now to the first of several stories this week from the western african nation of mali. islamic militants have reportedly seized control of two-thirds of the country. they've imposed strict sharia law, terrorized residents, and prompted hundreds of thousands to flee. lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports. al qaeda has a new refuge. the deserts of northern mali. they drove out the national army and seized their weapons. now they fly the al qaeda flag. they control an area twice the size of britain, including cities and airports, and they're threatening europe. >> when we've conquered france we'll come to the usa. we'll come to london and conquer the whole world. the banner of mohammed, peace be upon his head, will be raised from where the sun rises to where it sets >> reporter: the military commander of al qaeda's local ally, defenders of the faith. 400 miles south in the maliian capital, a make-shift populous militia trains every e
thanks for joining us >> you bet, ray. thank you very much. >> ifill: we turn now to the first of several stories this week from the western african nation of mali. islamic militants have reportedly seized control of two-thirds of the country. they've imposed strict sharia law, terrorized residents, and prompted hundreds of thousands to flee. lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports. al qaeda has a new refuge. the deserts of northern mali. they drove out the national...